The Case of the Greek Key (Post 4)

I would also like to comment on how the development of technology is affecting Holmes. Since the war started, electricity is starting to be used. Holmes uses sulfuric acid to create a battery that powers a transmission device that jots down the signals that are intercepted from the naval code. He takes the print-outs and tries to decode them. But Holmes's enemies are also benefiting from technological advances. England has built a powerful warship and Germany has stolen the plans. Pretty soon, automobiles are going to be used more and Holmes might be involved in car chases. I'm pretty sure the machine gun has already been developed in this time period, so Holmes might come face to face with an enemy who does have one. In the previous books, Holmes had to rely on different methods to help him solve his cases. For example, Holmes employs the Baker Street Irregulars and uses a dog named Toby to obtain more evidence and track down crooks. Now technology is being advanced and it'll only further benefit Holmes as he'll probably track down his enemies much faster.

Also, I looked up Sherlock Holmes on Wikipedia. He isn't a real person, but he was based off of a man named Dr. Joseph Bell, whom Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Bell was able to make conclusions based on little evidence. He was also interested in crime and even helped the police solve some cases. What was funny is that many of the British believe that Holmes is an actual historical figure. Wikipedia claims that 58% of teens actually believe that he really did live at 221B Baker Street. Of course there is an actual musem in London on Baker Street, so maybe that confuses people. I just found this amusing and figured I share it.